George Barris, creator and owner of the original Batmobile from the televisIon series sits inside the batmobile at Barris Kustom Industries, in North Hollywood, California, U.S., on Tuesday, Mar. 22, 2011. The original Batmobile sold for $4.62 million last night as Batman fans and automobile collectors joined a classic-car auction in Arizona. The owner and creator George Barris had previously vowed never to sell it.